Larisa Oleynik

Birthday: 7 June 1981, Santa Clara County, California, USA

Birth Name: Larisa Romanovna Oleynik

Height: 170 cm

Larisa was born in Santa Clara County, California, to Lorraine (Allen), a nurse, and Roman Oleynik, an anesthesiologist. Her father is of Ukrainian and Slovak descent.Larisa's big break came when she was eight. She had gotten the part of young Cosette in a production of "Les Misérables". Her costar was Rider Strong, playing Gavroche. The two would be reunited when Larisa guested on Rider's sitcom, Boy Meets World (1993). Larisa's most well known roles are Bianca in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), and Alex in The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994). Show less «

I hate Valentine's day. It is a day for nothing but disappointment.

If I had to choose, I'd choose my friends over my career.

I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.

College inspired me to think differently. It's like no other time in your life.

I love my job so much, and not everyone can say that and I recognize how lucky that is.

I don't know that I have any role models now that are fixed. Definitely my mom - she's the coolest. ...Show more »

I don't know that I have any role models now that are fixed. Definitely my mom - she's the coolest. She's worked really hard her whole life and I just think she's got a great attitude. Moms just know so much it's so silly. Show less «

If my mom reads that I'm grammatically incorrect I'll have hell to pay.

Everyone tries to talk you out of going to college. The consensus being that people are just gonna f...Show more »

Everyone tries to talk you out of going to college. The consensus being that people are just gonna forget about you, you know, and that's the way the business works. Show less «

I'm a normal person and I don't have superpowers! I do normal things, too.

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